Tie rack



T. KIRIK TIE RACK March 10, 1936.

Filed July 12, 1954 l NV ENTOR Y ed XL?! 113 Patented Mar. 10, 1936 Mypresent invention relates to hangers or display racks for neckties orsimilar articles, suitable for personal or business use.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a device of thecharacter described upon which a maximum number of neckties may be hungwith their fiat surfaces facing outwardly, thus displaying the entiretie surface making it very easy to view them for selection andsubstantially eliminating the handling usually required for selection.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide tie racks ofthe character described which are of very simple yet ornamental anddecorative construction, economical to manufacture, which are durableand which are readily fixed or hung in place.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating preferred embodiments of thepresent invention;

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a necktie rack of the presentinvention shown mounted on a wall and illustrating the manner in whichneckties are displayed thereon; and

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary viewin perspective of a necktie rack with amodified form of tie hanger, shown mounted on a vertical floor Referringmore specifically to the accompanying drawing the numeral Ill designatesa substantially cylindrical disc having the perimeter, The disc ID isprovided with an opening, 12, at its center by means of which it may bemounted, freely and rotatably, on the depending portion I3 of ahorizontal arm Hi, the other end of which, I5, may also be depending andmay be doubled up and removably inserted in a bracket, l6, that may besecured to a wall or The lower end of the depending portion, l2, may beprovided with a washer or a screw or head, l8, upon which the disc mayrest.

any other object, ll.

I0, may also be mounted by its opening, l2, upon a vertical standard,l9, the disc resting on the shoulders 20 formed by the narrowed portion2| of the standard l9 which narrowed portion fits into the opening, I2,of the Set into the perimeter of the disc are a plurality of hangers,generally designated as 23, each hangar comprising a stem portion, 24,which is set substantially radially into the perimeter II, and which isbent at a short distance from the perimeter, ll, sideways, in adirection substantially tangential to the perimeter of the disc II], toform a horizontal portion, 25.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- TIE RACK Ted Kirik, New York, N. Y.

Application July 12, 1934, Serial No. 734,730

end 26, of the horizontal portion 25, being turned upwardly to form anabutment for the necktie hung thereon to prevent its falling off fromthe hanger.

In order to get the maximum number of hangers upon the disc the distancebetween the respective stem portions 24, of adjacent hangers, 23, may beslightly less than the length of the tangential portion, 25, of anyhanger, as will readily appear from the drawing. Also, in order toprovide sufficient clearance between adjacent hangers, the angle formedbetween the stem portion 24 and the horizontal portion 25 of each hangermay be slightly greater than a right angle.

The hanger, 23, may be modified, especially if it is desired to hang oneor more neckties upon one hanger, in order to prevent the creeping ofsuch ties upon the stem portion, 24, of the hanger as shown by thegeneral numeral, 21, 20 in Fig. 2 of the drawing which shows a hangercomprising a stem portion 24, a downwardly bent portion 28, extendingfrom the stem portion, a tangentially bent portion 29 and an upwardlyturned portion 30. The depending por- 25 tion 28 acts as an abutment toprevent the neckties from creeping upon the stem portion 24.

When a necktie rack of the present invention is used it is obvious thatall the ties hung there- 30 on are displayed with substantiallytheirentire surface showing, making them easily viewed and readilyselectable. In order to view the entire necktie display on such rack,all that is necessary to do is to turn the disc. No handling of 35 thedisplayed neckties is necessary, in order to View their designs. By theparticular arrangement of the hanger upon the disc, particularly bymaking the distance between the hanger slightly less than the tangentialportion of any 40 of them, a maximum number of hangers may be carried onthe rack of the present invention without detracting from or diminishingits displaying properties.

While the foregoing is descriptive of preferred 45 embodiments of thenecktie rack of the present invention I do not Wish to be limited to theembodiment thus described as, obviously, many variations thereof may bemade without the use of the inventive faculties and within the 5 spiritand scope of the present invention.

What I claim is:

In a necktie rack, a substantially circular member adapted to berevolubly mounted at its center and carryinga plurality of hangers along55 its circumference, each of 'said hangers comprising a, thin elongatedmember extending radially from the said circular member for a shortdistance and then bent substantially vertically downwardly for shortdistance and then bent horizontally in a direction substantiallytangential to the circumference of the circular member, the end of thesaid elongated member being turned upwardly, to form an abutment, thesaid tangential portions being all turned in the same direction.

TED KIRIK.

